WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today a final rule to remove medical debt from credit reports and end coercive debt collection practices For years Senator Reverend Warnock has pushed CFPB to address the burden of medical debt on Georgians The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans In Georgia, 27% of ru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined the entire Senate GOP conference and Democrat Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) in introducing the Laken Riley Act. The legislation is named for the tragic death of University of Georgia student, Laken Riley, who was brutally murdered by illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Ibarra on February 22, 2024. Ibarra--who entered through the southern border illegally  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry to better protect Georgia businesses from organized retail theft. Sen. Ossoff recently urged the Department of Justice to strengthen investigations and stop organized retail theft. "I write to request information on DOJ's efforts to combat organized retail crime (ORC) and to urge federal law enforcement to comprehensively respond to these c  more